2,411 European Parliament staffers in line for a pay rise

The European Parliament has around 5,300 permanent staffers and 2,411 of them are in line for a pay rise, according to a document seen by Brussels Playbook.

The list of names is so long that the document, dated September, runs to 70 pages.

Not all of the 2,411 people on the list will necessarily get a taxpayer-funded pay bump this year, but they are in a pool of those eligible when the budget allows for it. Those who do get extra pay will have the rise backdated to January.

Some 71 of the officials are eligible for a hike to the salary grade AD13, equivalent to €15,234.71 per month — almost double what MEPs take home.

“Promotions are decided strictly on the basis of merit,” the European Parliament’s press service said.